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EU welcomes 1st East Asia Summit

EU welcomes 1st East Asia Summit KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- The European Union (EU) welcomes the inaugural East Asia Summit (EAS) as an inclusive, open forum and wishes to work closely with it, an EU official said Tuesday. Such a forum of regional cooperation and coordination can help bring a multipolar world and contribute to regional development, peace and security, EU ambassador to Malaysia Thierry Rommel said. "For the EU, this evolution (EAS) is something we are very interested to follow and hopefully to engage with," Rommel said in an

First bird flu deaths outside Asia

First bird flu deaths outside Asia A teenage brother and sister who died of bird flu were infected with the H5N1 strain of the virus, said the UN's health agency. It confirmed the first human fatalities from the deadly strain outside east Asia. A laboratory in Britain had detected H5N1 in samples from the 14-year-old boy and his 15-year-old sister, said World Health Organisation spokeswoman Maria Cheng. Tests have yet to be completed on samples from their 11-year-old sister, who died of suspected bird flu on Friday. Their doctor said they probably contracted the illness by playing with dead chickens. Cheng said the spread of

Singapore willing to help China connect with SE Asia, West: MM Lee

Singapore willing to help China connect with SE Asia, West: MM Lee Singapore is willing to help China connect to the West and with Southeast Asia, Singapores Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said. Speaking to leaders of the Northeastern Liaoning Province during an official visit, Mr Lee said the country would keep its doors open for China. A royal welcome awaited Singapores Minister Mentor and his delegation at the 17th century Manchurian palace in Shenyang. Mr Lee recounted his 1978 meeting with then Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping. He said he knew right then that China had the potential to be

Barcelonas Tiger-back ride to Asia

Barcelonas Tiger-back ride to Asia FC BARCELONA, football champions of Europe, are coming to Asia - thanks to Singapores Tiger Beer. As European football kingpins and proud owners of a domestic double in the 2005-2006 season, Barcelona are now gunning for a strong Asian presence. And they hope to achieve this through agressive strategic tie-ups with partners in China, Japan and South-east Asia, to be formalised this week. Yesterday, the Catalan team signed a three-year partnership deal with Singapores Tiger Beer. A few more deals in China and Japan are in order by the end of the week. For a club owned

German retailer in Asia deal

German retailer in Asia deal KarstadtQuelle, the largest department-store operator in Germany, has said that Li & Fung, a Hong Kong-based procurement service provider, would take over the retailers worldwide imports as a way to cut costs. KarstadtQuelle International Services has 1,100 employees. Terms were not disclosed. KarstadtQuelle, which earlier has posted a first-quarter loss greater than analysts had forecast, said Saturday it hoped the move would cut purchase prices by up to 10 percent. The company said it aimed to have 80 percent of imports come from Asia by 2008. The company said it expected to reduce